diff --git a/src/dvclive/lightning.py b/src/dvclive/lightning.py
index 069bb6df..5f0c1fff 100644
--- a/src/dvclive/lightning.py
+++ b/src/dvclive/lightning.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def finalize(self, status: str) -> None:
             self._save_checkpoints(self._checkpoint_callback)
             best_model_path = self._checkpoint_callback.best_model_path
             self.experiment.log_artifact(
-                best_model_path, name="best", type="model", cache=False
+                best_model_path, name="best", type="model", copy=True
             )
         self.experiment.end()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_frameworks/test_lightning.py b/tests/test_frameworks/test_lightning.py
index e572b235..08c9c73a 100644
--- a/tests/test_frameworks/test_lightning.py
+++ b/tests/test_frameworks/test_lightning.py
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ def test_lightning_log_model(tmp_dir, mocker, log_model, save_top_k):
     if log_model in [True, "all"]:
         trainer.fit(model)
         assert len(os.listdir(tmp_dir / "model")) == num_checkpoints
+        log_artifact.assert_any_call(
+            checkpoint.best_model_path, name="best", type="model", copy=True
+        )
 
 
 def test_lightning_steps(tmp_dir, mocker):